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The quality of your health depends upon many pieces that not only include the health of your bodily systems, but also include a healthy diet, exercise, and spirituality.
Diet. Treatment of heavy metal toxicity may center on developing general healthy diet guidelines, in addition to making some key adjustments in your relationship with food.

Dietary recommendations for heavy metal toxicity include:

Eat foods that are rich in antioxidants like selenium, vitamin C, E, and beta carotene, since these antioxidants defend against heavy metals:

Eat foods that can increase your level of glutathione (GSH) such as asparagus, broccoli, and spinach. Glutathione is an important antioxidant in the body and a master detoxifier that helps rid the body of heavy metals.

Eat organic unpasteurized plain yogurt with no added sugar twice a day (unless you are allergic to dairy). Yogurt is highly beneficial because it contains probiotics (“friendly” bacteria). Check the label for “live, active cultures.”

Eat at least one crushed garlic clove per day, or take a quality supplement that contains stabilized allicin. The act of crushing garlic releases allicin, a substance that has antimicrobial and antifungal properties.

Add cilantro to your diet. Anecdotal evidence suggests that cilantro may help mobilize mercury and other neurotoxic metals, pulling them out of the brain to more superficial structures where they can be more easily grabbed and excreted by chelating agents.1,12,13

Minimize your exposure to several metals at one time. Studies that have shown that the presence of mercury and aluminum have a “synergistic” toxicity, meaning that they become even more toxic to the body when they are present together.8

Try melatonin. A study in Spain revealed that melatonin has a protective effect against aluminum toxicity.3

Arsenic precautions:

Maintain a high-fiber diet. Fiber binds with arsenic to eliminate it from the body.

Eat foods high in sulfur such as eggs, onions, beans, legumes, and garlic. Sulfur helps rid the body of arsenic.4

Cadmium precautions:

Keep nickel-cadmium batteries properly stored and out of reach of young children.

Keep a healthy diet. A diet low in calcium, protein, or iron, OR high in fat, increases cadmium absorption.5

Lead precautions:

Children are particularly susceptible to lead poisoning, particularly from homes built before 1978 that have lead-based paints. Test your older home for lead. If your home tests positive, look for reputable companies that will safely remove lead from your home.

Stay away from Latin American folk remedies called arzacon and greta, which are used for upset stomach or indigestion; and pay-loo-ah, which is used for rash or fever. These are dangerous lead-based remedies.6

Use extreme caution in certain hobbies that require contact with lead, such as stain-glass window work.

Do not drink or eat from ceramic ware that contains lead-based paints and glazes. If you’re unsure about your dishes and cups, choose glassware instead.

If you have “silver” fillings, get an evaluation from a mercury-free dentist who specializes in the safe removal of mercury amalgams. Improper removal can be more dangerous than leaving your fillings in place. Find a mercury-free dentist in your area now.

Consult with your healthcare professional about the use of vaccines. Some vaccines contain thimerosal, a mercury preservative that is potentially associated with Autism, behavioral, and learning disorders in children. Read more in “A User Friendly Vaccine Schedule”.

Choose thermometers that do not contain mercury, to avoid toxic spills as a result of breakage.

Avoid consuming bottom crawlers (seafood, such as oysters, clams, and lobster that may contain toxic levels of mercury).

Avoid deep-sea fish such as tuna, mackerel, and swordfish that contain the highest levels of mercury of all fish. Choose safer alternatives such as wild-caught salmon or minimal-mercury tuna.

Exercise. Exercise that really makes you sweat helps your body release toxins. If you’re sedentary, a good start would be a brisk walk in sunlight to boost your immune system and jumpstart your exercise program.